Pump separator



W. O. GREER PUMP SEPARATOR Filed March 29. 1923 2 Shnetvshnt 1 1 l ff W. O. GREER PUMP SPARATOR Filed latch 29. 1923 2 Shoots-Shut 2 Sept 2 num/1450@ Patentedsept. 2, 1924.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM 0. GREER, OF KENTENIA, KENTUCKY.

PUMP SEPARATO'R.

Application filed March 29, 1923. Serial No. 628,621.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that VILLIAM OWEN GREEK,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Kentenia, in the county of Harlan and State of Kentucky, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pump Separators,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to pump separator attachments for interposition between .the intake and discharge to pr'event dirt or grit or other impedimenta from reaching the operating parts of the pump.

The invention comprises a casing or chamber with necks having screw connections for attachment of a casing to the intake of the pump with interposed screen material acting as a sieve vfor removing dirt or the like from the water and delivering clean water to the operating parts of the pump while the casing is provided with a clean-out port permitting the removal of extracted material as needed.

In accordance with the invention, the casing is formed with separated necks for the attachment of couplings to the: casing to di rect the water as pumped through the. sieve or screen to collect the extracted material in the casing and permit its removal from time to time through the port.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detail description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a. part of this specication with the understanding that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawings but may be changed and modiiied so long as such changes and modications mark no material departure from the. salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the pump separator;

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is a detail section.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown a casing 1 made in the form of a substantially rectangular casting with diametrically opposed necks 2 and 3 and another neck 4, all the necks terminating in flanges 5 and provided with interior screw-threads 6 for the attachment of pipe couplings: for connecting pipe fittings thereto.

The casing 1 is provided intermedi'ately with an interior inturned ledge 7 forming a seat for a diaphragm 8 of screen material fastened to the ledge 7 by means of screws 12 or other fastening devices. The screws 9 secure a pla-te 10 to the ledge 7 with an interposed packing gasket 11 while the screen material 8 is held in place by other screws 12 passing through a metal strip 13 clamping the screen 8 in position.

The necks 2 and 3 leading into the casing l are separated from another neck 14 leading to the working section of the pump so that the water entering the casing 1 by way of necks. 2 and 8 will flow in the neck 14 after passing through the screen 8.

The neck 4 is provided with a removable screw cap 15 which may be removed at will to admit access to the interior of the casing 1 separated from the neck 14 by the screen 8 so as to permitl the cleaning of the interior of the casing from accumulated sand or grit as needed.

The neck 4 constitutes a drain port for the removal of accumulated trash, coal, gravel, etc., to protect the valves of the pump, this being accomplished by the screen 8 directing the accumulated trash into the compartment- 1 of the separator, thus saving time and trouble in cleaning and rep-lacing obstructed valves.

The separator will be varied in size to iit different dimensions in suction lines and different conditions to be accommodated.

In the assembly the neck 14 is uppermost in the casing 1 and the neck 4 is lowermost. so as to direct the waste accumulation due to the presence of a screen 8 to a local point.

Vhat is claimed is:

A device of the class described con'iprising ar casing, having a pair of inlets at opposite sides thereof, an outlet in one side of said casing, a flange formed in lthe casing, and ex- Walls of the receptacle being inclined;v a drain plug at the bottom of the casing, and a removable cover 'secured to the upper face of l0 said casing.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

'WILLIAM o. Tenn-ER. 

